Rate this Motherboard/CPU

[Avaryan]

I'm thinking about ordering this combo within the next day or so:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5552085&Sku=M69-7008

I mainly just want to play Rift without the CPU bottleneck. Apparently the engine that Rift is build on does not optimize well with AMD products; which is why I'm wanting to go with Intel now.

Is that a good deal? Can you find me a better deal?

 

[rolli59]

It is an OK deal but I would go with I5 3570K over 2500K. Example http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1100011 The board comes with 2x4GB gskill ram for free.

 

[Avaryan]

[strike]Where do you see the 2x4GB or RAM at on that newegg deal?[/strike]

Found it. Didn't realize it was listed on the motherboards page, and not the combo page. In relation to that, I chatted with newegg customer service just to make sure that the 8GB of RAM was included in the combo. It was.

So, from what I can tell the deal you listed to me on Newegg is about $3 cheaper, but the CPU is slightly newer/faster. It comes with 8GB RAM instead of 4GB. The only thing I'm not sure of are the motherboards. I'm comparing the specs now. Any major advantages over a GIGABYTE or an MSI board?

 

[Avaryan]

[strike]Will probably still go with the 2500k CPU. From what I can tell, the 2500k can be OC'd better; which will be nice for gaming (if I'll even need too). Plus, it comes with the 4GB DDR3. [/strike]

Unless better choices are given here soon.

edit: Amended my previous message, and possibly my decsion of which board/cpu to buy. Still taking options though.

 

[Avaryan]

Best answer selected by Avaryan.

 

[DarkSable]

Sure the 2500k can be overclocked HIGHER, but the 3570k is faster, so it turns out as a wash. Why not go with the newer tech with more features?